The path without you

The path without you is

rocky and bent

full of bumps and smoothness

yearnings and acceptance

light and darkness

bends and twists

remembrance and longings

it is the path I must walk today

in never ending discovery

fresh pains each new day

at night as I lay sleeping

you visit and fuel the next day’s walk

answering the questions my heart yearns to know

joy and sorrow co-existing

the flower flourishes next to the dry, cracked soil

the grass grows even as the tree roots rot

I make the path by walking

I make the path by walking

I make the path by walking

photo credit: Vanesa Simon, White Clay Creek State Park